Information technology makes teaching and learning possible round the clock. But can an Ivy League education be delivered over the 'net? "The Virtual Classroom"

"Information architect" Richard Saul Wurman has made a life's quest--and a very comfortable living--out of forgetting everything he ever knew about lots of things the rest of us take for granted."The Commissioner of Curiosity"

Knowing El Niño
This year the rest of the world caught up with Michael Glantz, who's been fascinated with the weather phenomenon known as El Niño for more than two decades.
Dramatic Entrance
At the ripe old age of 31, David Stone was already well on his way to making a name for himself on Broadway even before he produced the new stage adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank.Rediscovering Troy
Back when the Conestoga wagon was a cutting-edge innovation, Troy, New York was what Silicon Valley is today. Tom Carroll wants people to remember that.
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